Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52
न वीक्षेतात्मनो रूपमप्सु धावेन्न कर्दमे । न नग्नां स्त्रियमीक्षेत न नग्नो जलमाविशेत्
na vīkṣetātmano rūpamapsu dhāvenna kardame | na nagnāṃ striyamīkṣeta na nagno jalamāviśet
لا ينبغي أن ينظر المرء إلى صورته في الماء، ولا أن يركض في الوحل. ولا ينبغي أن يحدّق في امرأة عارية، ولا أن يدخل الماء وهو عارٍ.
Deductive (sectional narration; likely Sūta speaking in a dharma-teaching passage)
Tirtha: Snāna-tīrtha (generic)
Type: ghat
Scene: A busy pilgrimage ghāṭ: devotees bathing with cloth, priests guiding; one person tempted to look at reflection but averts eyes; muddy path avoided; emphasis on modesty and orderly conduct.
FAQs
Purity and modesty are dharmic safeguards; disciplined behavior protects inner clarity and social sanctity.
No specific tīrtha is cited; the verse provides general rules of conduct (ācāra).
Maintain śauca and modesty: avoid vanity (reflection-gazing), avoid impurity (mud-running), avoid indecent gazing, and do not bathe/enter water naked.